I found this interesting.
And would like to hear the massive's take on this
Atheists in particular

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He has been on "The Joe Rogan Experience" podcast, I will have to listen to that episode again. As for this, pretty much a barrage of info with a lot of "Basicallys" and "Bottom Lines". Perception and Belief are great territories for theorists because they are hard to quantify and to this day not fully understood. I question the level of a fetuses' perception and beliefs while it is still developing in the womb that lead it to having similar features to its parents. As an adult, Bob Marley would be an excellent example of someone whose beliefs did not overcome the combination of genetic predispositions and environmental triggers.
With this lecture Dr.Lipton seems to be taking the "Placebo Effect" to a genetic level. Here is what the New England Journal Of Medicine has to say about Placebos.
Placebo Effect